Hello high heels, the stiletto is back
2 Mar, 2021 06:00 AM
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High heels are the instant mood booster we need right now. Photo / 123RF
The Times
By: Jane McFarland
They re all over the catwalks and luxury sales are up, so is it time to bring our heels out of retirement? Yes, says Jane McFarland they re the instant mood‑booster we need right now. The death of the high heel has been greatly exaggerated, as well as frequently predicted, throughout this pandemic. It was predicted at the beginning, when we shifted into reverse mode, shuffling around in some form of fluff-lined slipper. It was predicted in the middle, when any kind of socialising took place outside in the park, resulting in record-breaking sales of wellies. And it was predicted as recently as the US election, when Vice-President Kamala Harris abandoned the longstanding political shoe of choice namely high-heeled pumps in favour of Converse Chuck Taylors. We have been too co
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Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium curator Mark Rigby retires but stargazing will never end
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After 36 years at the helm of the Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium, well-known curator and passionate space enthusiast Mark Rigby is retiring.
Throughout his career under the cosmic skydome at Mount Coot-Tha, Mr Rigby presented about 15,000 shows, inspiring an estimated audience of 1 million people.
Dubbed the Star Man by his colleagues, Mr Rigby said in later years his attention had turned towards Earth. I must say that over those 36 years, as we ve looked out, towards the end I m looking more back, towards our own planet and the need to look after it, he said.
Hawke s Bay Live Poets Society - keeping poetry alive in HB
2 Mar, 2021 04:00 PM
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Bill Sutton (left) with Radio Kidnappers host Jeremy Roberts.
Napier Courier
By: Brenda Vowden
Turning 29 is not usually celebrated with much hoopla, but for the Hawke s Bay Live Poets Society, (HBLPS) this year s birthday is another reminder it is the longest-running poetry group in New Zealand. And another reason for a bit of a fuss is to farewell one of the original members who is retiring from the committee.
Dr Bill Sutton has been involved from the early days of the poetry group s 1992 inception, when it was started by Keith Thorsen. Keith was employed at the time by the Hastings City Council as their Community Arts organiser.